It was possible that Kunaka had been caught off guard and was now at the mercy many unfettered, undead teeth. O’Connell was reviled by such a thought. Not least because: Stu Kunaka was far too noble a man to depart this life in such an unceremonious fashion. To go out fighting - on a field of battle – yes, O’Connell could have seen that happening at one point in their lives. But this? No, no-one could have ever foreseen this happening. He’d known Kunaka for over ten years; serving with him in the marines for much of this time. They did several tours together; the usual places, some not-so-usual places too, until their careers were cut short. “DD”, that's what the army called it. Dishonourable Discharge. O’Connell called it something else: Getting Screwed. Not as snappy as “DD” but far more accurate. It had happened in Bosnia in the June of ’95, and it started with a covert op and Kunaka and O’Connell were on point. Their Captain was Joseph Wiggets, a young man who had all the qualifications, and, on paper, pulled strategic clout.
